Sacred Meditations

Sacred Meditations

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Sacred Meditations episodes

  • Consolation at the Death of Friends, Part 3
    How can we find consolation and comfort when a loved one or friend has died? In today’s meditation, Johann Gerhard reminds us that life in this world is like sailing on a stormy sea. When God takes our dear loved ones, they are actually safer in the hands of Christ. …
    3 min
  • Consolation at the Death of Friends, Part 2
    Today, with Johann Gerhard, we continue finding consolation at the death of loved ones or friends. Gerhard gives us a uniquely Christian way of looking at death. Death itself is far from “natural.” In fact, it is our fiercest enemy. But because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, death has become …
    3 min
  • Consolation at the Death of Friends, Part 1
    The apostle Paul wrote: “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21). In today’s meditation, Johann Gerhard expands on what St. Paul said and leads us to find consolation at the death of loved ones or friends. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages …
    3 min
  • All Saints’ Day (2020)
    God has knit together His elect people into one communion in the mystical body of His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He would give us grace to follow His blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys of His eternal kingdom. …
    1 min
  • For an Election (2020)
    As Election Day 2020 in the United States nears, we pray God to guide the people of our land as they vote. Source: For an Election, from The Book of Common Prayer
    1 min
  • Desire for Eternal Life, Part 3
    Johann Gerhard continues to spark our desire for eternal life, this time by comparing that blessed life with what we know now. [Part 1, Part 2] Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, page 269-271.
    3 min
  • Saint Simon and Saint Jude (2020)
    Today we remember and thank our Lord for Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles. As they were faithful and zealous in their mission, we pray that we, too, may have ardent devotion to make known the love and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Saint Simon and Saint …
    2 min
  • Desire for Eternal Life, Part 2
    In Meditation 46, Johann Gerhard kindles our desire for eternal life by proclaiming that God is our true happiness and security and that we will get to see Him in heaven. [Part 1] Gerhard then  proclaims that the blessings of heaven will be immeasurable and inconceivably precious. Source: Sacred Meditations …
    3 min
  • Proper 25 (2020)
    We pray that God would increase in us His gifts of faith, hope, and charity (love), and that we may love what He commands so that we may obtain what He promises. Collect for Proper 25 (the Sunday closest to October 26), from The Book of Common Prayer.
    1 min